U.S. freight demand, spot rates, load availability, and market trends that impact owner-operators and carriers.
America’s container gateways have largely shed the pandemic’s chaos, with vessel queues a memory and terminals running on schedule. But the recovery isn’t uniform. As trade policy swings and front‑loading unwind the summer cargo rush, import flows are shifting by…
ArcBest has emerged as the headliner in the newest batch of Yellow Corp. real estate transactions, with court papers showing four additional terminals are slated for sale and awaiting approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. The package includes…
President Donald Trump abruptly ended U.S.-Canada trade negotiations late Friday, Oct. 24, after railing against an Ontario-funded television spot that features Ronald Reagan warning about the costs of tariffs. By Saturday, Oct. 25, he escalated further, announcing an additional tariff…
A new court motion this week shows the Yellow bankruptcy estate is asking a Delaware judge to approve four terminal sales totaling about $6.1 million — with ArcBest stepping in as the only carrier buyer in the batch. The filing…
North American shippers were handed another curveball this weekend after President Donald Trump abruptly declared trade negotiations with Canada “terminated,” blaming a television spot from Ontario that uses Ronald Reagan’s 1987 remarks warning about the risks of high tariffs. The…
America’s container gateways are settling into a post-pandemic rhythm. Fresh Pacific Merchant Shipping Association figures for August — the backbone of a new FreightWaves analysis — show the San Pedro Bay complex holding near last year’s pace while remaining well…
ArcBest has rejoined the Yellow Corp. liquidation storyline, agreeing to buy a small Alabama outpost while the bankrupt carrier’s estate seeks court approval to unload three other terminals to real estate investors. A motion filed this week in Delaware shows…
U.S.–Canada trade negotiations were abruptly put on ice late Friday after President Donald Trump declared talks “terminated,” faulting an Ontario government TV spot that splices audio from a 1987 Ronald Reagan address to argue that tariffs backfire on American workers.…
USA Truck is up for sale again. Less than three years after DB Schenker bought the Van Buren, Arkansas-based carrier, new owner DSV has formally moved to divest the business, classifying parts of Schenker’s U.S. road operations as “held for…
Norfolk Southern’s third quarter landed with a softer revenue glide path even as the railroad touted better service and tighter cost control — a mix that matters for truckload carriers watching the tug-of-war between highway and rail. NS posted $3.1…
